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	'<{title}>' => 'MetroPCS refuses to provide tablet service to &quot;non-tablet&quot; mobiles but Cricket supplying me with gratis data seems to be intentional',
	'<{body}>' => <<<END
<p>
	I watched a video that put up some very good arguments <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kye2oX-b39E">against the death penalty</a>.
	It&apos;s a shame that the video is proprietary, but I felt it was an important enough issue that it warranted linking to the video anyway.
	It seems there is no logical reason to instate a death penalty.
	The only &quot;benefit&quot; it provides is emotional closure for families.
</p>
<p>
	My mother showed me that she bought some vegan butter today.
	I had personally already given up on vegan butter with it being too expensive, but it was a highly-appreciated gesture.
	She seems to be being a lot more sportive of this than I would have thought.
	She does still seem to have issues with my sister&apos;s vegetarianism though, which still baffles me.
</p>
<p>
	I walked into two MetroPCS stores today.
	Both claimed the \$3 $a[USD] was somehow justified, but couldn&apos;t really explain how.
	They basically repeated a few times that this is just the way they do things.
	Both locations also said that they do not have a drop box, so there is no getting around the three dollar fee without a deanonymizing credit or debit card.
	This point is moot though, as the MetroPCS representatives refuse to provide tablet plans for &quot;non-tablet&quot; devices.
	As the do-it-yourself method tends to require entering an $a[IMEI], after which the system only allows you to choose a plan the company wants you to have for that device, the only way to set this up would be to either have a tablet to start the plan on before swapping the $a[SIM] card on or get a representative to set up the plan for you.
	If the T-Mobile representative will still help me in a couple months when I need the new plan, I will choose the T-Mobile \$20 $a[USD] tablet plan from them.
	When I eventually have to replace my Replicant device, I might choose a tablet to avoid this sort of discrimination.
	The larger size would be a pain potentially, but if I can find a big enough protective case and get pants and shorts with bigger pockets, it may be doable.
</p>
<p>
	I checked in on my Cricket account to see if I could get the date that they plan to cut me off entirely.
	I couldn&apos;t find the date, but I did find a notice about my account:
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
	Suspended Accounts
</p>
<p>
	When your account is suspended, you need to make a payment to reactivate your service.
	Until you reactivate your service, you can&apos;t complete the following tasks:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Make or Receive calls</li>
<li>Send or Receive Text, Picture or Video Messages</li>
<li>Add a Line</li>
<li>Upgrade Device</li>
<li>Get a New SIM Card</li>
<li>Turn On/Off Auto Pay</li>
<li>Reset Voicemail Passcode</li>
<li>Change Plans or Features</li>
<li>Change Profile Info (phone number, email)</li>
<li>Change Password</li>
<li>Turn On/Off Online Security with Account PIN</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>
	There is no mention of cutting off my data access, so it appears it was intentional that they didn&apos;t do that.
	On the other hand, it was unintentional that they did not cut off my incoming $a[SMS].
	The representative I spoke with said that to cancel my Cricket account, all I had to do was quit paying, then wait through the two-month suspension period.
	If Cricket wants to provide me with gratis data access during this two month period, who am I to complain?
</p>
<p>
	My <a href="/a/canary.txt">canary</a> still sings the tune of freedom and transparency.
</p>
END
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